The latest spin-off in the global workplace comedy TV franchise is here: The Office rides again with its new Australian spin-off, which is currently available to stream online.
Since the original British series that aired between 2001 and 2003, classic comedy series The Office has been spun-off into over 10 new versions, and the latest takes the workplace drama down under.
Each version of The Office follows the hapless workers of a boring office as they contend with their overly-friendly boss, workplace romances and the threat of their offices shutting down. Exact details vary by region but most are pretty close adaptations of the UK version of The Office.
Although The Office Australia was announced in early 2023, we've been hearing a lot more about it in mid-2024, with a cast list, release date and plotline all announced recently. So here's what we know so far about The Office Australia.
How to watch The Office Australia
You'll be able to watch the Australian remake of The Office in most regions around the world by using the streaming service Prime Video, as it's an original production for Amazon's streaming service.
Prime Video is one facet of an Amazon Prime subscription, and you can see the prices for this below. If you've never signed up before, a 30-day free trial is available so you can test out all the various 'perks' as Amazon calls them.
The show was released on Friday, October 18 with all eight episodes streaming at once.
The Office Australia trailer
Amazon released a trailer for The Office a month head of its debut, and you can see it below:
The Office Australia plot
If you've ever seen one of the versions of The Office, you'll know what to expect from the Aussie remake.
The show centers on a packaging company called Flinley Craddick, and in particular one branch ran by a women called Hannah Howard. When her branch is due to be shut down with its workers made to work from home, Howard begins to concoct elaborate plans and schemes in order to keep her workers to stay in the physical office.
The Office Australia cast
Heading up the cast of The Office Australia, and taking the baton from Ricky Gervais and Steve Carell, is Felicity Ward who plays the boss Hannah Howard.
Ward is a comedian who's mainly known for her live shows but has also had roles in the recent Time Bandits as well as The Inbetweeners 2 and Wakefield.
Here's the cast list joining ward:
- Edith Poor (The Power of the Dog)
- Steen Raskopoulos (The Duchess)
- Shari Sebbens (The Sapphires)
- Josh Thomson (How to Please a Woman)
- Jonny Brugh (What We Do in the Shadows)
- Susan Ling Young (Reckoning)
- Raj Labade (Appetite)
- Lucy Schmidt (The Pledge)
- Zoe Terakes (Talk To Me)
- Pallavi Sharda (The Twelve)
- Claude Jabbour (Stateless)
The Office Australia behind the scenes
You might be wondering whether Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant have anything to do with The Office Australia, after creating the original and being credited amongst the executive producers of the US version. However their names don't show up in the cast list of this new version at all.
Instead the show was made by Julie De Fina and Jackie van Beek, the latter of whom is perhaps best known for her role in What We Do in the Shadows. It was produced by Amazon MGM Studios as well as BBC Studios ANZ and Bunga Entertainment.
The show was shot in Sydney, in the suburb of Rydalmere which is in the west of the city.
